WARD, Robert
Abt 1540 - 1600 (60 years)-
Name WARD, Robert Birth Abt 1540 Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England 
Gender Male Death 18 Jul 1600 Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England Person ID I7613 Ward and Related Families of Nova Scotia and North Yorkshire Last Modified 24 Jun 2021
Father WARD, Robert, b. Abt 1520, England d. Yes, date unknown Mother UNKNOWN, Unknown, b. Abt 1520, England d. Yes, date unknown Marriage Abt 1540 England Family ID F2253 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 WYLD, Elenor, b. Abt 1548, Yorkshire, England d. 31 Jan 1617, Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England (Age 69 years) Marriage 23 May 1568 Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England Children 1. WARD, Anthony, b. 12 Aug 1569, Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F2246 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jul 2025
Family 2 WELDEN, Anna, b. Abt 1540, Yorkshire, England d. 26 Apr 1566, Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England (Age 26 years) Marriage 5 Apr 1560 Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England Children 1. WARD, Robert, b. 29 May 1561, Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England d. Yes, date unknown2. WARD, Thomas, b. 28 Apr 1564, Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England d. Yes, date unknown3. WARD, Anna, b. 26 Apr 1566, Richmond, Yorkshire (North Riding), England d. Yes, date unknownFamily ID F2247 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 24 Jul 2025
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Notes
Robert Ward, parish clerk of Richmond, was left an inheritance in 1566 from Cristine Burghe, last prioress of a nunnery at Nunkeeling, East Yorkshire.
From <http://www.British-history.ac.uk/vch/yorks/vol3/pp119-122#anchorn21>
She also leaves to Thomas Ward, her god son, and also to Robert Ward the younger. So, this also fits because this Robert Ward had sons Thomas and Robert.
Also, Robert married Anna Welden in Apr 5 1560. Cristine leaves something to 'my coussyn old Mrs Welden' … perhaps this was her connection to Robert Ward… Anna's mother maybe?